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cuttlefish
noun
cut·tle·fish
ˈkə-tᵊl-ˌfish 
: any of various marine cephalopod mollusks (order Sepiida, especially genus Sepia) having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having a calcified internal shell
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By modeling the three-dimensional structures of shark olfactory receptors, researchers examined how various chemical compounds—including those in cuttlefish ink—bind to these receptors.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Enter a fascinating predator-prey relationship involving olfaction between sharks and cephalopods (like cuttlefish).
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Another, more challenging forte of Venice is risotto al nero di seppia, which is made with the ink of cuttlefish.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The cowardly cook will turn to squid as a replacement, but only cuttlefish deliver the essential alien squirm, and the relevant recipes are a treat.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Enter a fascinating predator-prey relationship involving olfaction between sharks and cephalopods (like cuttlefish).
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Another, more challenging forte of Venice is risotto al nero di seppia, which is made with the ink of cuttlefish.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The cowardly cook will turn to squid as a replacement, but only cuttlefish deliver the essential alien squirm, and the relevant recipes are a treat.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Cuttlefish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuttlefish. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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cuttlefish
noun
cut·tle·fish
-ˌfish
: a marine mollusk having eight short arms and two longer tentacles and differing from the related squid in having an internal shell composed of compounds of calcium
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